University of Guelph has nearly 800 wage earners on ‘sunshine list’

GUELPH—The University of Guelph had 787 professors, administrators and other employees on Ontario’s 2013 Public Sector Salary Disclosure list, widely known as the “sunshine list.”

The disclosure outlines the before-tax income of public sector workers earning $100,000 or more.

The university’s president, Alastair Summerlee, earned $490,857.66 in 2012 - $465,723.79 in salary and $25,133.87 in taxable benefits. He has held the position since 2003.

Provost and vice-president, academic Maureen Mancuso earned $320,911.28 in salary and $1,955.16 in benefits, while vice-president of research and external partnerships Kevin Hall earned a salary of $265,911.48 and benefits of $1,767. Donald O’Leary, vice-president, finance and administration and risk, earned $265,011.48 in salary and $867 in benefits.

Paul Hebert, professor of integrative biology and Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity, was among the top earning professors at $228,871.37 in salary and $521.28 in benefits, as was Christopher Whitfield, professor of molecular and cellular biology, and Canada Research Chair in Molecular Microbiology, who earned $213,073.26 and $593.86 in benefits.

Librarian Michael Ridley earned $183,085.68 and $587.24 in benefits, while Judith Nasby, the director of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, earned $122,043.21 in salary, with no taxable benefits.

For the most part, those from U of G on the list had taxable benefits under $500. A number of deans earned between $200,000 and $240,000.

There were nearly 10,000 more public sector workers in Ontario earning $100,000-a-year or more in 2012 compared to 2011, which was an 11 per cent increase. The increase comes at a time when the cash-strapped province struggles to eliminate an $11.9 billion deficit. There are now 88,412 provincial and civic employees on the list.

The Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integration Network continued to pay a salary to Sandra Hanmer in 2012. She left the position of chief executive officer suddenly in 2010. She was paid $165,000 in salary last year and $4,269.61 in benefits, about $100,000 less than she received in 2011.

Bruce Lauckner, the agency’s new chief executive, earned $240,000.02 in salary and $52.78 in benefits in 2012. A total of 10 people with the LHIN earned over $100,000.

At the City of Guelph, 109 employees, not including members of the Guelph Police Service, earned over $100,000 in 2012. Chief administrative officer Ann Pappert was the top wage earner, paid $199,860.61 in salary and $6,539.66 in benefits. Mark Amorosi, executive director of corporate and human resources, earned $175,464.48 and benefits in the amount of $6,396.30. Derek McCaughan, executive director, operations and transit, earned $175,456.43 in salary and $8,196.30 in benefits.

The salaries of two Guelph Police chiefs were on the books in 2012, and a total of 68 personnel with the service earned over $100,000. Retiring chief Rob Davis was paid $117,542.44 in salary and $1,615.16 in benefits, while new chief Bryan Larkin earned $195,911.63 in salary and $3,671.16 in benefits in his first year as Guelph’s top cop. He became chief last April 1.

Upper Grand District School Board had 145 teachers and administrators on the list this year. Director of education Martha Rogers earned $205,551.40 in salary and $934.08 in taxable benefits. Executive officer of human resources Jennifer Rose made $180,128.89 in salary and $754.08 in benefits, and capital projects manager Paul Scinocca earned $170,815.74 in salary and $754.08. Principals earned between roughly $106,000 and $127,000. The highest paid teacher earned $124,859.02 in salary and $221.28 in benefits.

Wellington Catholic District School Board had 45 people on the list. Don Drone, the director of education earned $235,119.68 in salary and $2,372.12 in benefits, and superintendent of program, Paula Dawson, made $160,620.66 in salary and $832.98 in benefits. The highest teacher salary was $107,583.53 with $498.22 in benefits.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health had 16 people on the list. Medical officer of health Dr. Nicola Mercer received $284,432.21 in salary and $737.47 in benefits, while director of finance and corporate services, Carole Desmeules was paid $155,505.71 in salary and $665.25 in taxable benefits.

The Guelph General Hospital had 36 employees on the list, including four earning over $300,000. Pathologist and director of laboratory medicine Latif Tadross earned $405,026.85 in salary and another $1,124.21 in benefits, while pathologist Anna Berzowski made $400,640.39 in salary, with no taxable benefits. A third pathologist, Rajani Pandit, earned $340,012.28 in salary and $910.26 in benefits.

Guelph General’s president and chief executive officer Richard Ernst made $305,214.09 in salary and $1,124.21 in benefits last year. Ten registered nurses and nurse practitioners earned over $100,000.